Understanding, Preserving, Sharing the Puerto Rican Experience

Multimedia-makers, actors and musicians can strengthen their content-making and performance skills, and work to advance their bilingual Latino and mainstream media, digital and entertainment projects a this all-day conference cosponsored by Centro, the International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival, and Prime Latino Media. At Hunter's Silberman School of Social Work. RSVP and more info.

Before Báez and Lindor, before Igor and Pudge, before Clemente, there was Hiram Bithorn, the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues. Join author Jorge Fidel López and commentator Julio Pabón, President of Latino Sports, at a talk about Bithorn's contribution to the sport and to our history. At Hunter College's Faculty dining room. RSVP and details here.

Author Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim rescues the stories of the women who gave up their freedom in search of freeing their homeland. She will be joined by commentators Katherine T. McCaffrey and Jason Cortes in a book presentation and discussion. At Hunter College's Glass Café. Click here to RSVP and to learn more.